22 January 2018 – Wilco Nienaber holed two massive putts at the 18th – one in regulation play and one on the third play-off hole – to secure a dramatic victory in the Free State Open on Sunday. The Free State junior evoked the steely winning resolve that saw him collect 11 trophies in 2017…

14 January 2018 – The large crowd ringside at the 18th at Glendower Golf Club cheered on popular Kyle McClatchie as he holed his final putt to capture the crown jewel of amateur golf – the Freddie Tait Cup – as the leading amateur in the BMW SA Open, proudly hosted by the City of…

13 January 2018 – Ekurhuleni amateur Kyle McClatchie drew ‘major’ inspiration from his childhood hero Charl Schwartzel to break into the top 10 in the third round of the BMW SA Open, proudly sponsored by City of Ekurhuleni, on Saturday. The Serengeti golfer showed maturity beyond his 20 years as he navigated the demanding par-72…

In December 2009, two-time European Tour champion Dylan Frittelli edged out JG Claassen and Ryan Dreyer for the Freddie Tait Trophy as the leading amateur at Pearl Valley. That marked the last time that three amateurs made the cut in the SA Open. On Friday, three of the GolfRSA National Squad’s most promising talents broke…

6 December 2017 – KwaZulu-Natal’s Clayton Mansfield booked his berth in the match play stage of the IGU Yes Bank 117th Amateur Golf Championship of India with a top 10 finish in the 36-hole stroke play qualifier on Wednesday. The 22-year-old from Durban Country Club followed an opening even-par 72 with a final round 73…

6 December 2017 – South Africa’s top ranked amateur Kyle McClatchie hopes to pour every drop of experience gained in 2017 season into a successful Joburg Open campaign. South Africa’s first golf Olympian and world number 128 will lead a four-man amateur challenge into battle in the first event co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, European…

5 December 2017 – Malcolm Mitchell and Clayton Mansfield made a fabulous start in the IGU Yes Bank 117th Amateur Golf Championship of India on Tuesday. The KwaZulu-Natal pair both carded rounds of even-par 72 in the first round of the 36-hole stroke play qualifier at the Karnataka Golf Association course Bangalore. Mitchell and Mansfield…

24 November 2017 – Boland junior Garrick Higgo produced another winning performance to capture the season-ending Harry Oppenheimer Trophy on Thursday. It was the second time in three successive starts that the country’s leading amateur celebrated victory and – following his Bobby Locke triumph two weeks ago – it marked the second time in two…

19 November 2017 – Free State junior Wilco Nienaber capped a dream season with his 10th victory when he went wire-to-wire in the Central Gauteng Open at Country Club Johannesburg at the Woodmead Course to triumph on 19-under-par 296 on Sunday. The 17-year-old Bloemfontein junior laid the foundation with a brilliant eight-under-par 64 in the opening round. He…

After a sluggish start to 2017, Ernie Els and Fancourt Foundation rising star Therion Nel rode the momentum of a runner-up finish in the Northern Cape Open to a superb run of top five and top 10 finishes to break into the top 10 of the South African Golf Association Open Amateur Rankings. He came…